Tip - Do Niacin Side Effects Outweigh the Benefits of Lower LDL & Higher HDL Cholesterol? - The People's Pharmacy

For decades doctors have been telling patients to get their “bad” LDL cholesterol levels down and to boost their “good” HDL cholesterol. Cardiologists have been prescribing niacin to do both for more than 50 years. Niacin lowers LDL cholesterol levels anywhere from 15 to 40 percent, raises good HDL cholesterol 10 to 20 percent and …